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White congressman faces tough primary in black TN district
7:43 AM on 06/18/2009
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Steve Cohen, a two-term white congressman from a mostly black House district, faces a bruising Democratic primary next year and race again will likely be at the center of the campaign...
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SC Republican issues apology for Michelle Obama gorilla comment
7:20 PM on 06/17/2009
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A former South Carolina election official apologized Wednesday for his Internet posting that compared a gorilla to an ancestor of first lady Michelle Obama, calling...
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AG Holder: New hate crimes law needed
6:34 PM on 06/16/2009
AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) -- Citing recent killings in Arkansas, Kansas and the nation's capital, Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday said new hate crimes law were needed to stop what he called...
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Obama Administration being sued over secrecy
2:07 PM on 06/16/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is refusing to release documents that would identify visitors to the White House, embracing a legal position taken by the former Bush administration, according to a watchdog group that filed a federal lawsuit seeking access to the records...
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Usher and wife have lived apart for nearly a year
12:45 PM on 06/16/2009
ATLANTA (AP) -- Court records show that Usher and Tameka Raymond were separated for nearly a year before the R&B singer filed for divorce, calling the marriage "irretrievably broken." A divorce petition obtained by The Associated Press says the couple...
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